A novel improved procedure for the synthesis of oxazoles

Wei Huang, Jian Pei, Bingzi Chen, Weiwei Pei, Xiulin Ye

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Abstract

In the present work a novel improved and convenient procedure for the synthesis of oxazoles has been developed. Acetamide, instead of ammonium acetate, was used to react with phenacyl benzoates in boiling xylene in the presence of BF3/Et2O as the catalyst. According to this new synthetic route, nine oxazole compounds were readily prepared as single products in reasonably high yields. On the basis of the experimental results, a plausible mechanism of this reaction is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10131-10136
Number of pages6
JournalTetrahedron
Volume52
Issue number30
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Jul 1996
Externally publishedYes

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